Marie taught primary grades at Gerber Elementary in California for most of her career which began in 1942.

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Marie Hablitzel started each school day with a drawing and writing lesson.

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A family friend, Carolyn Hurst, worked in publishing. In 1994, her company, Barker Creek, released the first Draw Write Now book. Marie and I promoted the books at conferences and conventions. This one was especially fun—the Dairyville Orchard Festival—an annual festival in Marie’s community. Maryanne, Marie’s granddaughter and my niece, helped us.

After retirement in 1982, she volunteered at Community Christian School in Red Bluff, California and gave a lesson each week over the next twelve years.

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It was the first time she'd written down how she started her lessons. One day, after straightening the letters and realizing the stack of papers looked like a book, I called and said, “Mom, I have an idea!”

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My children are the youngest of her grandchildren. We lived a long distance from Marie, so in 1991 she mailed drawings and notes to my five year-old daughter so she could do the lessons like the older grandkids.

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The lessons are simple and clean. This is how the swan lessons appears in Draw-Write-Now, Book 1. CLICK IMAGE TO ENLARGE

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The "Boy" lesson is in Draw Write Now, Book 1.

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Tyler, age 5 — This drawing illustrates an event, which Tyler can expand on with his voice or with written words.

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"It's not hard to show a child how to form letters, the challenge is motivating them to practice."

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Matthew, age 7

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Tiger Lesson is in Draw Write Now, Book 7

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Grip Starter Set

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The Crossover Grip

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The Thumb Grip (my name) or The Pincher Grip (it's real name)

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Handwriting is an Art! Draw-Write-Now, Book 6 The more you practice, the better your writing will look!

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Thoughts from author on editing—Draw-Write-Now, Book 6—Draw Your World

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Rainbow Resource Center

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Draw Write Now cover sketch.

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Barker Creek Publishing

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Draw Write Now, Book 1 front cover sketch and finished cover.

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Rachel, three years-old, holding the crayon using the tripod grasp. www.drawyourworld.com - Draw Write Now lesson

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See Cassandra's review of Draw-Write-Now on her blog, The Unplugged Family.

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Cassandra's daughter showing her drawing of the owl. The Unplugged Family,